]]>http://aabookfestival.org/sign-up-for-our-newsletter/feed/0Volunteer With the Ann Arbor Book Festival!http://aabookfestival.org/volunteer-with-the-ann-arbor-book-festival/
http://aabookfestival.org/volunteer-with-the-ann-arbor-book-festival/#respondSun, 30 Nov 2014 23:51:22 +0000http://aabookfestival.org/?p=1722We need YOU to help make the 11th Annual Ann Arbor Book Festival as successful as years past!

The three-day coverage—from Friday through Sunday will include a daily live stream presentation of selected interviews, panels, and on-the-street fair segments. See more at: http://www.pbs.org/book-view-now/home/

]]>http://aabookfestival.org/miami-book-fair-international/feed/0Have a short story, essay, or poem about winter? Submit to Pilcrow & Dagger Literary Journal!http://aabookfestival.org/have-a-short-story-essay-or-poem-about-winter-submit-to-pilcrow-dagger-literary-journal/
http://aabookfestival.org/have-a-short-story-essay-or-poem-about-winter-submit-to-pilcrow-dagger-literary-journal/#respondWed, 10 Sep 2014 12:05:58 +0000http://aabookfestival.org/?p=1653The Pilcrow & Dagger Literary Journal features original and creative short stories, essays, and poetry from writers from all walks-of-life. They will publish 8 issues per year with their premier issue coming out online and available on their website on January 15, 2015. The second issue will be released on March 1st. Submissions open for BOTH of these issues on September 1st.

]]>http://aabookfestival.org/have-a-short-story-essay-or-poem-about-winter-submit-to-pilcrow-dagger-literary-journal/feed/0Get Ready for the first Author’s Forum of the Fall Semester!http://aabookfestival.org/get-ready-for-the-first-authors-forum-of-the-fall-semester/
http://aabookfestival.org/get-ready-for-the-first-authors-forum-of-the-fall-semester/#respondWed, 03 Sep 2014 19:38:53 +0000http://aabookfestival.org/?p=1649Author’s Forum Presents: Fourth and Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football, A Conversation with John U. Bacon and Tyran Steward

In search of the sport’s old ideals amid the roaring flood of hypocrisy and greed, bestselling author John U. Bacon embedded himself in four college football programs—Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, and Northwestern—and captured the oldest, biggest, most storied league, the Big Ten, at its tipping point. He sat in as coaches dissected game film, he ate dinner at training tables, and he listened in locker rooms. He talked with tailgating fans and college presidents, and he spent months in the company of the gifted young athletes who play the game.

Fourth and Long reveals intimate scenes behind closed doors, from a team’s angry face-off with their athletic director to a defensive lineman acing his master’s exams in theoretical math. It captures the private moment when coach Urban Meyer earned the devotion of Ohio State’s Buckeyes on their way to a perfect season. It shows Michigan’s athletic department endangering the very traditions that distinguish the college game from all others. And it re-creates the euphoria of the Northwestern Wildcats winning their first bowl game in decades. Most unforgettably, Fourth and Long finds what the national media missed in the ugly aftermath of Penn State’s tragic scandal: the unheralded story of players who joined forces with Coach Bill O’Brien to save the university’s treasured program—and with it, a piece of the game’s soul.

This is the work of a writer in love with an old game—a game he sees at the precipice. Bacon’s deep knowledge of sports history and his sensitivity to the tribal subcultures of the college game power this elegy to a beloved and endangered American institution. –Simon & Schuster

]]>http://aabookfestival.org/get-ready-for-the-first-authors-forum-of-the-fall-semester/feed/0Ann Arbor Book Festival covered in the Current!http://aabookfestival.org/ann-arbor-book-festival-covered-in-the-current/
http://aabookfestival.org/ann-arbor-book-festival-covered-in-the-current/#respondThu, 19 Jun 2014 18:10:04 +0000http://aabookfestival.org/?p=1337This year’s festival offers a glimpse at new trends in book culture in Ann Arbor.

by Russ Brakefield

The demise of Borders is not a new story, nor is the recent revitalization of independent book culture in Ann Arbor and across the country. According to the American Booksellers Association, over forty-one independent bookstores opened nationally last year, while larger chain stores continued to close. Three of those stores opened in Washtenaw County: Bookbound and Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor and Blackstone Bookstore in Ypsilanti.

Through all the changes, the Ann Arbor Book Festival continues to play an important role in the literary community…[See full article HERE]

]]>http://aabookfestival.org/ann-arbor-book-festival-covered-in-the-current/feed/0Mardi Jo Link spotlighted in MLive writeup!http://aabookfestival.org/mardi-jo-link-spotlighted-in-mlive-writeup/
http://aabookfestival.org/mardi-jo-link-spotlighted-in-mlive-writeup/#respondTue, 03 Jun 2014 14:12:43 +0000http://aabookfestival.org/?p=1278Check out MLive’s lovely writeup of Mardi Jo Link, bestselling author of Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm and keynote speaker at this year’s AABF Writer’s Conference!
]]>http://aabookfestival.org/mardi-jo-link-spotlighted-in-mlive-writeup/feed/0Street Fair Exhibitor Applications – Open Until May 15!http://aabookfestival.org/street-fair-exhibitor-applications-open-until-may-15/
http://aabookfestival.org/street-fair-exhibitor-applications-open-until-may-15/#respondTue, 06 May 2014 14:48:08 +0000http://aabookfestival.org/?p=1210The Ann Arbor Book Festival Street Fair is designed to celebrate the literary culture of our region by connecting the community with resources that support the written word. We seek to present a diverse and dynamic sampling of programs, organizations, authors and others who are passionate about the value of books, writing, and reading in our lives and society. Submit an application today! Please note: All applications are subject to board approval. Deadline: May 15th, 2014. Absolutely no applications accepted after May 15th, 2014. Exhibitors to be notified by May 30th, 2014. If you have any questions, please email: exhibitors@aabookfestival.org
]]>http://aabookfestival.org/street-fair-exhibitor-applications-open-until-may-15/feed/0Volunteer Today to Help with the 2014 Ann Arbor Book Festival!http://aabookfestival.org/volunteer-today-to-help-with-the-2014-ann-arbor-book-festival/
http://aabookfestival.org/volunteer-today-to-help-with-the-2014-ann-arbor-book-festival/#respondTue, 06 May 2014 14:44:54 +0000http://aabookfestival.org/?p=1207This year we have many opportunities for volunteers to help support the Ann Arbor Book Festival with a donation of their time. We will need help with (a) Advertising and Promotion, (b) the Moonlight Book Crawl, (c) the Street Fair (6/21, 1-6pm), and (d) the Fall Event, which is tentatively scheduled for November 2014. Visit our “Get Involved” page to submit an application. Thanks for considering!
]]>http://aabookfestival.org/volunteer-today-to-help-with-the-2014-ann-arbor-book-festival/feed/0Author’s Forum Presents: A Staged Reading of Kristina Lugn’s play “Ruth and Roger”http://aabookfestival.org/authors-forum-presents-a-staged-reading-of-kristina-lugns-play-ruth-and-roger/
http://aabookfestival.org/authors-forum-presents-a-staged-reading-of-kristina-lugns-play-ruth-and-roger/#respondMon, 14 Apr 2014 16:30:59 +0000http://aabookfestival.org/?p=1034Chicago-based Akvavit Theatre performs a staged reading of a play by Swedish poet and dramatist Kristina Lugn, followed by discussion with Lugn and the actors.

Lugn touches subjects of loneliness, death and middle-age crises with irony, cynicism and black humour. A beloved and appreciated playwright in Sweden, her plays have been staged at various prestigious Swedish theaters, including Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra, a small independent theater she runs in Stockholm. She has published seven books of poetry, but is now as well-known for her dramatic works as she is her poetry. Read more here.